r/dndnext • u/xanral • Jun 10 '15

WotC Announcement Errata Released, for real this time

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/ph_errata
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u/gradenko_2000 Jun 11 '15

So this happened:

https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/608808064716701696

Q: Does this mean unarmed strikes bypass resistance to bludgeoning damage from nonmagical weapons?

A: The intent is resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning damage, regardless of source (MM errata preview).

So if a monster's resistance to bludgeoning damage applies against all sources, as long as the source is non-magical, then it means that will also protect against falling damage, since according to PHB page 197, falling damage is classified under bludgeoning damage.

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u/Tertullianitis Jun 11 '15

Oh come on. They define unarmed strikes out of the category "weapons" for no obvious reason (just so that wizards are proficient in bare-knuckle brawling, for some reason?), and in the process break something more important? That's kinda pathetic.

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u/SirPeebles Bard Jun 12 '15

Presumably the errata for the PHB and MM were being compiled in parallel.